Winnipeg Human Rights News: October 22nd-28th, 2017

In this week’s news, Pallister finally reveals his climate plan (although it's missing key details), the National Homelessness conference takes place in Winnipeg, a man just wants to die, the letter bomber trial and Kelvin high school murder trial are underway, and much more.

Missing Persons AlertUpdate: Kierra Hather has been found safe. Scott Hadath

Poverty & Community Outreach

1. Journalist-turned-addictions counsellor brings harm reduction approach to Prairies: CBC

2. Innovation key to solving homelessness: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Pride Winnipeg changing dates for festival, parade: Winnipeg Free Press, CBC

4. Scaring up money for charity: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Winnipeg's Bear Clan gets new van: CBC

6. Helping the homeless by making winter bags: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Winnipeg pitches in to bring Art City back to inner city kids: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

8. Thousands Gather for WeDay 2017: Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Free Press

9. Carter project worth $40M to Winnipeg: Winnipeg Free Press

National Homelessness Conference in Winnipeg

1. 'Dire' problem of Indigenous homelessness focus of national conference in Winnipeg: CBC, APTN News

2. Delegates challenged to find solutions at conference on ending homelessness: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Front-line workers voice frustration at conference on ending homelessness: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Bonfire offers warmth as experts confront chilling facts of homelessness: CBC

5. Feds propose $40-billion strategy to end homelessness: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Seeking homelessness solutions in a supportive setting: Winnipeg Free Press

7. More than talk needed: Homelessness conference misses chance for real action:CBC

Gender & Sexuality

1. Program of acceptance a life-saver for LGBTTQ* youth: Winnipeg Free Press

2. 'Be informed': Global advisor from UN Women talks about sexual violence in Winnipeg: CBC

3. 'I have led women on, I've cheated': One man's #IHave story: CBC

4. Finally, workplace abuse under fire: Winnipeg Free Press

Disability

1. Nowhere to go for Winnipeg man who lost legs in train accident after hospital discharge: CBC

Refugees & Race

2. Regina, Winnipeg lead Canadian cities in proportion of new immigrants: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Islamic association advocates for additional education: Winnipeg Free Press

4. More hands-on experience for refugees: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Vietnam immigrants Look to help refugees: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Flow of asylum seekers into province from U.S. levels off: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Former refugees to speak on Myanmar violence against Rohingya: Winnipeg Free Press

8. How to make a home in Canada: Winnipeg Free Press

Environment

1. New chemical cocktails found in Hudson Bay polar bears: CBC

2. Environmentalists, hog industry clash: Winnipeg Free Press

Manitoba’s Carbon Plan

1. Video teases province's made in Manitoba green plan: Winnipeg Free Press

2. Pallister to outline plans for carbon levy cash: Winnipeg Free Press, Globe & Mail

3. NDP, and now Tories, weak on climate-change: Manitoba auditor general: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Manitoba defies feds, unveils its own carbon pricing plan: Winnipeg Free Press,CBC

5. Details hazy in Made-in-Manitoba green plan: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Ottawa will impose federal carbon price on Manitoba: Trudeau: Globe & Mail

7. 'The devil's in the details': Local leaders still have questions about Manitoba climate plan: CBC

Health

1. Health Canada knew of massive gaps in First Nations child health care, documents show: CBC

2. Mental health advocates fear review will prompt bed closures in Manitoba: CBC

3. No health-care premium for Manitoba in 1st term, premier says: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

4. WRHA posts negative net assets of $21.2 million: Winnipeg Free Press

5. 'I feel totally abandoned': Manitoba woman waiting for knee surgery: CBC

6. Most outpatient physio service ends Nov. 24, WRHA says: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Province alerting schools, daycares as mumps outbreak grows: Winnipeg Free Press

8. Addressing a need for support: Winnipeg Free Press

9. Early results in health transformation 'promising,' authority says: CBC

10. Health-care changes have cut wait times, improved care, WRHA and health minister say: Winnipeg Free Press

11. Custom-trained service dog 'has given me freedom,' says polio survivor: CBC

Crystal Meth in Winnipeg

1. Winnipeg: A city wide awake on crystal meth: CBC

2. Manitoba can, and should, do better for those fighting addiction: CBC

3. Winnipeg's 1st Crystal Meth Anonymous group launches to support those battling addiction: CBC

Delayed Access to Assisted Death

1. Province's assisted dying team, Misericordia clash over elderly man's request to end his life: Winnipeg Free Press

2. Waiting to die: Winnipeg man says faith based hospital delayed access to assisted death: CBC

3. A call to action to ease the affliction of loneliness: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Winnipeg man receives assisted-death assessment after concerns faith-based hospital caused delay: CBC

Indigenous

1. Family of woman, 21, killed in Winnipeg shooting embark on 4-day honour walk: CBC

2. Wondering how to get involved in reconciliation? Start by asking yourself these 5 questions: CBC

3. Indigenous population growing rapidly, languages surging: census: CBC

4. Manitoba's Indigenous population growth most noticeable among children: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Indigenous leaders' names floated for Supreme Court: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Formerly homeless Métis scholar rewrites the definition of Indigenous homelessness: CBC

7. Program flying in northern First Nation kids to Bomber games expanded: CBC

8. Sixties Scoop survivors on path to healing: CBC

9. 60s Scoop survivors take to the streets of Winnipeg: APTN News

10. APTN Investigates: Reliving Indian and Inuit Tuberculosis Sanatoriums: APTN News

11. Winnipeg based company teaching communities how to grow healthy food: APTN News

12. Member of Parliament gives Cree speech that his colleagues didn't understand:APTN News

13. A look at a fire keeper who helped provide a space for healing: APTN News

Justice & Crime

1. Transit union says assaults on drivers will spike if Winnipeg reopens Portage and Main to pedestrians: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

2. RCMP employee blows whistle on lead contamination risk from firing range:CBC

3. Breathalyzer delay for officer charged in fatal hit-and-run raises questions, former cop says: CBC

4. Probe into hit and run is a chance for justice to be done: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Sexual abuse victim says teachers' society threatening licence suspension for speaking publicly: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Winnipeg firefighter accused of sex assault released on bail: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Doctor faces sex-assault charge: Winnipeg Free Press

8. 'He completely violated me': Winnipeg student talks about alleged assault by doctor: CBC

9. Man, woman wanted in Winnipeg shooting death: CBC

10. 'Very little is actually being done': Corrections Canada funded just 7 FASD assessments last year: CBC

In the Courts

1. Thomas Hanaway charged with personating police for 9th time: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

2. Accused in murder trial hid drugs before calling 911, says witness: CBC

3. Kelvin High School murder trial begins: CBC

4. Jury reviewing video footage in case of stabbed teenager: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Ex-girlfriend testifies slain teen wasn't violent: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Murder victim's ex-girlfriend regrets not telling a teacher before fight: CBC

7. Manitoba seeks to free up courts with faster, cheaper divorce option: Globe & Mail 

Letter Bomber Trial

1.  Gruesome details colour start of trial of accused bomber Guido Amsel:CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

2. Evidence contamination not possible, officer testifies during letter bomb trial: Winnipeg Free Press 

3. Note instructed lawyer to push button on recording device with bomb inside, attempted murder trial told: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Officer's evidence-handling in focus at accused bomber's trial: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Guido Amsel's lawyers attack police's collection of evidence: CBC

6. Defence chips away at police testimony: Winnipeg Free Press

Politics

Federal

1. MP Carr reverses earlier promise to visit Churchill: Winnipeg Free Press

Provincial

1. Organized crime will get edge on legalized pot, Manitoba premier says: CBC

2. Pallister won't say if income test in the cards for property-tax credit: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Job losses in northern Manitoba could reach 1,500 in next 3 years: Briefing note:CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

4. Uber, taxi industry take fight over ride-sharing bill to committee: CBC

5. Uber ready, waiting for Winnipeg: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Tuition hike 'worst attack on students in 20 years': Winnipeg Free Press

7. From freeze to squeeze: Higher tuition puts pressure on Manitoba's students:CBC

8. Province should slash communications budget, staff consultant says: Winnipeg Free Press

9. Pallister lashes out after NDP re-hires chief of staff: Winnipeg Free Press

10. Manitoba among leaders in plans for legal pot, Pallister says; 'that doesn't mean I like it': Winnipeg Free Press

11. House Speaker chides Fletcher for revealing legislature evacuation security details: Winnipeg Free Press

12. Tories have no plan to lift NDP moratorium on school closures: Winnipeg Free Press

Local

1. Council advised to settle lawsuit over condo project before Coun. Browaty testifies: CBC

Churchill

1. Omnitrax cuts shipments of fuel to Thompson: Winnipeg Free PressC

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